S SENTRY The Tri County’s Only Multicultural Newspaper
The Tri County’s Only Multicultural Newspaper
TRI TRICOUNTY COUNTY
ENTRY VOL. XXVII NO. 37
Filmmaker Nate Parker apologizes for being 'tone deaf' n See page 12
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
R O D A V L A S N SA By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard—It was all aboard at the Channel Islands Maritime Museum, Sept. 1, as a full-scale replica of the San Salvador made its triumphant return to the harbor and delighted everyone who visited.
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HE San Salvador was the first European ship to explore California's coastline and was the flagship of explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo. The ship first reached San Diego in 1542. The San Salvador was a 100-ton La Victoria, and lateenrigged, 26-oared San Miguel. The ship was meretriciously rebuilt by the San Diego Maritime Museum
Book Fair fuels young minds by volunteers using drawings of the original ship. Planning for the ship took 20 years, and the San Salvador is on its Pacific Heritage Tour and guests could examine the ship, and sign up for a day at sea. Curator Heather Behrens said she loves having the ship at the dock and once you get on board, visitors will hear sounds and smell fragrances that are different than what most people are used to. "On the ship, there is an animal you can hear, and it's interesting what they did with those animals," she said. "Livestock traveled with them on the ship." The ship also has the history of Explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, how much it cost and why the San Diego Maritime Museum created the replica. "All those things are important to California's History," Behrens said. "We weren't an island, and we were part of the continent. It was important for them to be explorers and map out a new section of travel." n San Salvador, see page 6
Groundwater Workshop causes concern for Oxnard By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Ventura—Groundwater in Ventura County had a severe talk about reductions, Aug 21, as the Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency held its fourth workshop about the future. The new plan will commence in 2020 and will start slow but will ramp up and reduce groundwater pumping in the area significantly. According to city sources, as of Dec. 2018, Oxnard paid a variable rate of $534.94 per acrefoot (AF) of water, an annual well replacement charge of $78,90, and
(Photo by Chris Frost)
Jill Weinberger discusses the GSP to the group from cities across Ventura County.
a yearly assigned capacity charge of $446,431. Regarding citypumped groundwater, also based on the calendar year ending Dec. 2018, Oxnard paid $215.84 per AF as the fee paid to the Groundwater Management Agency. That total does not include other costs such as labor and power consumption. Tier 1 State water costs $1,456.33 per AF, and Tier 2 State water costs $1,550.33 per AF. The annual capacity charge for state water in 2018 was $64,393, and the annual readiness to serve charge for 2018 was $65,096. Oxnard uses roughly 30 percent of its water pumped by the United
Water Conservation District ("UWCD"). The City of Oxnard pumps a little less than 30 percent, and just over 40 percent comes from state water transported by Calleguas Municipal Water District which varies by year. In 2018, the UWCD groundwater was 7,391 acre-foot, 28.7 percent, the city-pumped groundwater was 6,813 AF or 26.6 percent, and the state water was 11,508 AF or 44.7 percent, for a total of 25,712 AF. The Tri County Sentry sent emails and text messages to Fox, n Groundwater, see page 2
By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Cutline: Happy children peruse a large selection of children’s books at the first Optimist Club and Family First Book Fair. (Photo by Chris Frost) Oxnard—Kids were the big winners at the PAL Centre on Clara Street Aug. 31, as the first-ever free book fair brought hundreds of children to the venue ready to stock up on great reading selections. Each child received books, enjoyed lunch, and played outside at Southwinds Park. The event was co-sponsored by Families First and the Oxnard / Port Hueneme Optimist Club that joined forces to make an impact on literacy. Carolina Gallardo-Magana is one of the organizers at the book fair and said this is the first one they're having in their neighborhood. "Each child gets two books," she said. "They get pizza, face painting, and get to listen to a book. This is all sponsored by community members and the Port of Hueneme." Community members stepped up and donated the books. "We had a month of reading in Aug. from 6-7 p.m. on Monday through Thursday," she said. "This is the closing of Aug. with the book fair." Gallardo-Magana loves organizing the book fair. "They are our future, and we must take care of them," she said. Brenda loves seeing all the books at the fair, and she bugged her mother until she took her. "I like books," she said. "I already have two. Rosa planned to grab her two books. "I came to help," she said. "I am going to eat pizza after this. My friends are here too." Lucy Cartagena from Family First came dressed as "The Cat in the Hat" and decided to expand the reading program that reads to kids in low-income neighborhoods. "The thought process behind the outfit was to raise literacy and connect the reading to the outfit," she said. "I read all the time during our literacy campaign." She loves reading to the children. n Book Fair, see page 6